2011 Sutton Bank

Competition Enterprise 2011 was held at Sutton Bank 2nd to 9th July with only 1 day scrubbed. Encouragingly, there were 9 new entrants (including 1 Junior) all promising to return next year when we go to Long Mynd. Final positions – 1st Justin Wills (Antares), 2nd David Masson (LS6) and 3rd Rod Witter and Mike Marshall (Duo Discus). Justin won on 4 days, including 605k, the biggest distance of the week, and on another more marginal day landed in Scotland via the North Sea, encouraged by bonuses to cross boarders and coast lines!First timer Helen Hingley won the John Cadman trophy, second timer Adrian Emck retained the Blunt Nails trophy and long timer Andrew Reid received the Sam Witter Trophy for the most enterprising flight after using the engine.

Friday 1st July

Excitement is rising as the weather today is proving very good for the start of the 37thCompetition Enterprise tomorrow. David Masson, last year’s winner and our weather guru, has flown over 500k whilst Justin Wills our president decided to fly up from Bidford but first going to Didcot then Carlisle! Steve Ball, first time entrant from Sutton Bank, declared and completed his 300k diamond.

Saturday 2nd July

The official opening has Moyra Johnson YGC president welcoming contestants to Sutton Bank on behalf of the Yorkshire Gliding Club and recounting her early years flying with Philip Wills from this very site in a Hols De Teufen in 1935 before going solo later that year. She then paid tribute to Chris Wills, Philip’s son, and who sadly died a few weeks ago. It was then appropriate for Justin, Chris’s brother, to formally open proceedings, noting how well the Enterprise spirit has endured since his father Philip instigated the competition back in 1974 and still attracting newcomers.

Briefing is now underway and David is promising good weather and saying we are in the best part of the country. Nick Gaunt and Bill Payton are setting the tasks and the 26 (still a few to arrive) entrants, are listening as Nick explain ‘A Spider on Speed’, a quadrilateral with an O/R from each turn point.

Day 1 – Spider on Speed

Quadrilateral:

Market Weighton, Pontefract, Masham and Sutton Bank

Fly quadrilateral in either direction with pilot selected out and return from any TPs (not including Sutton Bank)

Scoring: 1pt/km

10% of distance for completing task

10pts for MAS, PCT, MAW (once each)

Comp Bonuses: Out to sea: 50pts, E & W Coast in one day 150pts

Scotland or Wales: 50pts each

And what a day it turned out to be! 3 pilots headed for the east coast to claim the 50 points going out over the sea

Day 2 – 3 legged race:

There are 3 legs radiating from SUT1: SUT-YOR-SCU-GAI-NWK-RUT-KET

2: SUT-LEY-BAR-SNP-HEX-KIE-JED-MIL

3: SUT-PCT-CPH-ATW-TEL-MYN-MON

Go to any TP on a leg. Continue via SUT to any other TP on any leg not beyond previous TP on leg. Repeat as desired.